Brescia striker Mario Balotelli insists facing Juventus this week is nothing special.

Promoted Brescia are to meet Juve on Wednesday and Balotelli was asked about the prospect of a shootout with Cristiano Ronaldo.

He said, "Does the idea of playing against CR7 excites me? No, I do not care.

"(Lionel) Messi and he are the strongest players in the world and it will certainly be nice to play against him, but that does not excite me.

"Honestly, for me, Juve is a game like any other."